تيسَّرbecame possible منfrom بعدafter العسيرhardship لقاؤناour meeting
تيسَّر من بعد العسير لقاؤنا
فقلتُso I said وقدand already هَشَّbeamed الحبيبُthe beloved وسلَّماand offered greetings
فقلتُ وقد هَشَّ الحبيبُ وسلَّما
Our meeting became possible after hardship.
After hardship, our meeting was made easy,
So I said, as my beloved beamed and offered greetings:
So I said, as the beloved smiled and bid farewell:
ألألاءُis it the gleam برقٍlightning لاحflashed فيin الأفقthe horizon ضاحكاًlaughing
ألألاءُ برقٍ لاح في الأفق ضاحكاً
يُنيرilluminates البراياall creation امor حبيبيmy beloved تبسماsmiled
يُنير البرايا ام حبيبي تبسما
Is it the gleam of lightning that flashed, laughing, on the horizon,
"Are those smiles lightning flashing in the laughing horizon,
Lighting all creation—or has my beloved smiled?
Illuminating the lands, or is it my beloved's smile?"
وضمَّتand pressed يدُhand الاشواقlongings صدرىmy breast لصدرهِto his breast
وضمَّت يدُ الاشواق صدرى لصدرهِ
وقالand said الهوىlove ذوباmelt, you two هناءًin bliss وأَنعُماand rejoice, you two
وقال الهوى ذوبا هناءً وأَنعُما
And the hand of longing pressed my breast to his,
And longing's hand drew my chest toward his chest,
And love said, “Melt in bliss, you two, and rejoice.”
And passion said, melting with bliss and comfort:
يقرّبdraws close قلبيناour two hearts العناقُthe embrace تشفيّاًfor solace
يقرّب قلبينا العناقُ تشفيّاً
ويبعدُand holds apart جسميناour two bodies العفافُchastity تحكماasserting control
ويبعدُ جسمينا العفافُ تحكما
The embrace draws our two hearts close for solace,
Embrace brings our hearts closer to quench our thirst,
While chastity holds our two bodies apart, asserting its rule.
And modesty keeps our bodies apart in wisdom.
فلماso when أَذبناwe melted الجلدthe skin والعظمand bone نشوةًin rapture
فلما أَذبنا الجلد والعظم نشوةً
غدوناwe became ملاكاًan angel واحداًone مَهدُهُits cradle السماthe sky
غدونا ملاكاً واحداً مَهدُهُ السما
And when, in rapture, we melted skin and bone,
So when ecstasy melted our flesh and bone,
We became a single angel whose cradle is the sky.
We became one angel, his bed the sky,
وغابand vanished عنfrom الانظارsight شخصانِtwo figures طالماso often
وغاب عن الانظار شخصانِ طالما
أَسالتmade flow يدُhand العذَّالthe reproachers دمعهماthe tears of them both دماas blood
أَسالت يدُ العذَّال دمعهما دما
And two figures vanished from sight, who had so often
And two figures disappeared from sight for so long
Been made to weep tears of blood by the hand of reproachers.
The hand of the tormentor shed their tears as blood.
كذلكsuch عقبىultimate fate منone who يفيkeeps العهدthe pledge مُخلصاًsincerely
كذلك عقبى من يفي العهد مُخلصاً
يرىhe beholds الخُلدَParadise اماas for الخائنونthe betrayers جهنَّماHell
يرى الخُلدَ اما الخائنون جهنَّما
Such is the fate of one who faithfully keeps the pledge:
Thus is the consequence when one fulfills their vow faithfully:
He beholds Paradise; the betrayers, Hell.
They see eternity. As for the traitors—Hellfire!
فإنso if شئتمyou all wish التفريقَseparation كَيداby guile إلاonly اركبواmount, you all
فإن شئتم التفريقَ كَيدا إلا اركبوا
جناحwing الفضاspace واستخدمواand use, you all الارضthe earth سلَّماas a ladder
جناح الفضا واستخدموا الارض سلَّما
So if you wish to part us by guile, you have only to mount
If you wish to separate us out of malice, you need only
The wing of space, and use the earth as a ladder.
Ride the wings of space and make the earth your ladder.
Sol 6.1